Photo Credit: Netflix Grab the remote, set your DVR, or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the LGBTQ highlights on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV. HBO’s new music industry drama The Idol debuts tonight! The six-episode series focuses on Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), an aspiring pop idol who, after having a nervous breakdown that causes her last tour to be canceled, resolves to reclaim her title as the sexiest pop star in America and begins a complex relationship with Tedros (Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfay ..read more

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the episode 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Based on that recap from last week, there is some tension building within Heidi. She says she has “tea that will burn the competition down”. That energy makes me anxious. Jimbo is becoming too big too fail… and I am not just talking about her boobies. She’s racked up a second win as Darienne has sashayed away and given Jaymes more closet space. After a game of pin the tail on Heidi, they count the lip stick vote and find that everyone voted for Darienne – except for Darienne. She voted for Ja ..read more

Breaking Boundaries, Mariette Pathy Allen Mariette Pathy Allen is not new to the photography world, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. With every snap of her camera, she has made her voice and intent known through every captured moment for now 50 years. In the late 70’s, the trajectory of her photography career completely changed as she became exposed to the Transgender Community and caught glimpses of their everyday lives. At a time, where the transgender community was even more misunderstood and largely marginalized, Allen embarked on a mission to shed light onto their lives through h ..read more

Grammy, Brit, Golden Globe, Oscar, and GLAAD Media Award winning musician Sam Smith has graced us all with a brand-new cover of the iconic self-love ballad “Beautiful.” The song was originally written by Linda Perry and made famous by GLAAD Media Award winner Christina Aguilera.  Aguilera was recently named GLAAD's 2023 Advocate for Change Award recipient. Watch her moving speech here: “I’ve been such a massive fan of Christina’s for as long as I can remember and will never forget the first time I heard ‘Beautiful’ and how personally it spoke to me,” said Smith. “The song is a true acc ..read more

Photo Credit: WarnerMedia Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend. 1.) The trailer for upcoming Hulu horror film Jagged Mind dropped this week! The film follows Billie, who is plagued by blackouts, as she discovers she’s caught in a series of time loops that may somehow be related to her new girlfriend Alex. Billie is played by out queer actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Alex is played by queer actress Shannon Woodward. Don’t miss Jagged Mind when it drops on ..read more

After the first season of Gloria Calderon Kellett’s Prime Video rom-com With Love ended, we were left with many questions. What is in store for the Diaz siblings? How Lily (Emeraude Toubia) navigating her self-love journey after saying farewell to Santiago (Rome Flynn)? And is she still thinking about Nick (Desmond Chiam)? How are Jorge (Mark Indelicato) and Henry (Vincent Rodriguez III)? Better yet, where are Sol (Isis King) and Miles (Todd Grinnell) at in their relationship? And how are Beatriz (Constance Marie) and Jorge Sr. (Benito Martinez) handling all the changes in their family? GLAA ..read more

by Sarah Kate Ellis President and CEO, GLAAD The most important lesson from Bud Light and Target’s embarrassing decisions to disavow their inclusive marketing actually has nothing to do with Pride Month or LGBTQ people. Where Bud Light and Target went wrong is simple: they let a coordinated political attack, led by a handful of activists and extremists, take their businesses hostage. In my decades as a corporate marketing executive, I learned a very important lesson: consumers respond to authenticity. Consumers want to know they can count on brands. Staying authentic and true to your values g ..read more

A brand-new app is on the market for gay, bi, and queer men on the market! Archer, the new social-first dating app for LGBTQ men, has just announced its launch, pioneering a new way to meet, date, and celebrate the community. The dating experience for this community has evolved from a place of anonymity to celebration and pride, and Archer was developed to reflect that progress by prioritizing community, self-expression, and user safety. The app will be available in the New York City area this summer and will roll out nationally within the year. Archer debuts under Match Group as the first ..read more

Current State of Anti-LGBTQ Violence More than 160 LGBTQ community events have been targeted with violence and threats in the past year. Everything from firebombing a donut shop to armed militias showing up at public libraries of all places. Data from Equality Federation shows over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills this year. Each of the previous two years – 2022 and 2021 – were record-setting years for anti-LGBTQ legislation. More than half (54%) of transgender and nonbinary people feel unsafe walking in their own neighborhoods, compared to 36% of all LGBTQ adults, as well as in various environments, f ..read more

Apple TV+’s newest series City on Fire is not one you’re going to want to miss. First premiering on May 12th, this 8-episode weekly drama was inspired by the acclaimed Garth Risk Hallberg novel with the same name. City on Fire follows the investigation of the murder of an NYU student shot in Central Park in July of 2003. As the crime against Samantha, who is played by Chase Sui Wonders, is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the ma ..read more